Centuria exquisitissimorum symbolorum et emblematum : historiarum sacro-prophanarum moralium & politicarum cultoribus perquam utilis & necessaria : ex eruditissimis prisci & moderni saeculi auctoribus collecta, quae propter illorum praestantiam tanquam continuatio famosi Joachimi Camerarii intitulari potest
A 1680 emblem book printed at Frankfurt by Christoph Küchler for the bookseller Ludwig Bourgeat, collecting moral, political and historical emblems from earlier authors such as Joachim Camerarius for scholars and readers of Latin. Each page pairs a Latin motto and heading with a small round engraved scene and a verse below it. The pictures are compact, tidy engravings of landscapes, townscapes, interiors and animals, with figures acting out a moral idea a designer could adapt as a clear visual metaphor.
